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Question Time - Broadford CFA

10 June 2015

June 10, 2015

MS RYAN(Euroa) — (Question 286) My constituency question is for the Minister for Emergency Services. I refer to the $1.2 million commitment made by the coalition government to acquire land to build a new Country Fire Authority station at Broadford. The volunteer brigade has about 50 members, and it has been serving the community for more than 80 years. Each year the brigade responds to about 160 callouts, which is growing as a result of traffic on the Hume Freeway, but it has one of the oldest stations in the state. I ask: has the minister discussed the need for a new station at Broadford with the Country Fire Authority, and does she intend to meet with the brigade to discuss its needs?